Multipurpose cart assembly

Abstract

A multipurpose cart assembly for use on hard and loose surfaces includes a wagon. A pair of skis is coupled to and selectively extensible from an underside of the wagon. The skis are configured to be extended from the wagon to contact a surface concurrently with wheels of the wagon being raised from the surface. A handle that is pivotally coupled to a front of the wagon comprises a plurality of nested sections and is selectively extensible. The handle is configured to be grasped in a hand of a user to pull the wagon selectively upon the wheels and the skis.

I claim: 
     
       1. A multipurpose cart assembly comprising:
 a wagon, said wagon comprising
 a plate; 
 a frame shaped complementarily to said plate, 
 a panel coupled to and extending between a perimeter of said plate and a circumference of said frame, said panel being flexible, and 
 a pair of extenders, each said extender being coupled to and extending between a respective opposing edge of said plate and an associated opposing side of said frame wherein said extenders are positioned for selectively positioning said frame distally from said plate; 
 
 a pair of skis coupled to and selectively extensible from an underside of said wagon wherein said skis are configured for extending from said wagon for contacting a surface concurrent with raising wheels of said wagon from the surface; and 
 a handle pivotally coupled to a front of said wagon, said handle comprising a plurality of nested sections such that said handle is selectively extensible wherein said handle is configured for grasping in a hand of a user for pulling said wagon selectively upon said wheels and said skis. 
 
     
     
       2. The assembly of  claim 1 , further including each said extender comprising a pair of extension bars and a coupler, said coupler being pivotally coupled to each of said extension bars at a midpoint of each said extension bar, each said extension bar being coupled to and extending between a corner of said plate and an associated corner of said frame such that said extender is X-shaped when said frame is positioned distally from said panel, said coupler being selectively fixedly couplable to a respective said extension bar for fixedly positioning said pair of extension bars with said frame positioned distally from said panel. 
     
     
       3. The assembly of  claim 1 , further including said plate being rectangularly shaped. 
     
     
       4. The assembly of  claim 1 , further including comprising:
 a set of four rods, each said rod being selectively couplable to said plate proximate to a respective said corner of said plate such that said rod extends substantially perpendicularly from said plate past said frame when said frame is positioned distally from said plate; and 
 a set of four hooks, each said hook being coupled to a respective said rod distal from said plate wherein each said hook is positioned for selectively coupling to a respective item of the user for coupling the item to said wagon. 
 
     
     
       5. The assembly of  claim 1 , further including each said ski having a front edge, each said ski curving upwardly proximate to said front edge such that said skis are configured for sliding on loose material. 
     
     
       6. The assembly of  claim 1 , further including a set of four extensions, each said extension being coupled to and extending from said underside of said plate proximate to a respective said corner of said plate, each said wheel being rotationally coupled to a respective said extension. 
     
     
       7. The assembly of  claim 1 , further including said wheels being balloon type. 
     
     
       8. The assembly of  claim 1 , further including an actuator coupled to said wagon, said actuator being operationally coupled to said pair of skis wherein said actuator is positioned for selectively actuating said skis for extending said skis from said underside of said wagon for contacting the surface concurrent with raising said wheels of said wagon from the surface. 
     
     
       9. The assembly of  claim 8 , further including said actuator comprising:
 a pair of side bars, each said side bar being coupled to and extending from said underside of said plate along a respective said opposing edge of said plate substantially equally distant from said front and a back of said wagon; 
 a shaft rotationally coupled to and extending between said side bars; 
 a lever coupled to and extending from a terminus of said shaft; 
 an offset centrally positioned in said shaft; and 
 a pair of connectors, each said connector being coupled to said center section and pivotally coupled to a respective said ski wherein said lever is positioned for selectively urging a center section of said shaft distally from said underside of said wagon as said shaft is rotated by said lever such that said skis are extended from said underside of said wagon for contacting the surface concurrent with raising said wheels of said wagon from the surface. 
 
     
     
       10. The assembly of  claim 9 , further including a grip coupled to said lever distal from said shaft wherein said grip is configured for deterring slippage of the hand of the user grasping said lever. 
     
     
       11. The assembly of  claim 1 , further including a crossbar coupled to and extending bidirectionally from said handle distal from said wagon wherein said crossbar is configured for grasping in the hand of the user for pulling said wagon. 
     
     
       12. A multipurpose cart assembly comprising:
 a wagon, said wagon comprising:
 a plate, said plate being rectangularly shaped, 
 a frame shaped complementarily to said plate, 
 a panel coupled to and extending between a perimeter of said plate and a circumference of said frame, said panel being flexible, and 
 a pair of extenders, each said extender being coupled to and extending between a respective opposing edge of said plate and an associated opposing side of said frame wherein said extenders are positioned for selectively positioning said frame distally from said plate, each said extender comprising a pair of extension bars and a coupler, said coupler being pivotally coupled to each of said extension bars at a midpoint of each said extension bar, each said extension bar being coupled to and extending between a corner of said plate and an associated corner of said frame such that said extender is X-shaped when said frame is positioned distally from said panel, said coupler being selectively fixedly couplable to a respective said extension bar for fixedly positioning said pair of extension bars with said frame positioned distally from said panel; 
 
 a set of four rods, each said rod being selectively couplable to said plate proximate to a respective said corner of said plate such that said rod extends substantially perpendicularly from said plate past said frame when said frame is positioned distally from said plate; 
 a set of four hooks, each said hook being coupled to a respective said rod distal from said plate wherein each said hook is positioned for selectively coupling to a respective item of the user for coupling the item to said wagon; 
 a pair of skis coupled to and selectively extensible from an underside of said wagon wherein said skis are configured extending from said wagon for contacting a surface concurrent with raising wheels of said wagon from the surface, each said ski having a front edge, each said ski curving upwardly proximate to said front edge such that said skis are configured for sliding on loose material; 
 a set of four extensions, each said extension being coupled to and extending from said underside of said plate proximate to a respective said corner of said plate, each said wheel being rotationally coupled to a respective said extension, said wheels being balloon type; 
 an actuator coupled to said wagon, said actuator being operationally coupled to said pair of skis wherein said actuator is positioned for selectively actuating said skis for extending said skis from said underside of said wagon for contacting the surface concurrent with raising said wheels of said wagon from the surface, said actuator comprising:
 a pair of side bars, each said side bar being coupled to and extending from said underside of said plate along a respective said opposing edge of said plate substantially equally distant from a front and a back of said wagon, 
 a shaft rotationally coupled to and extending between said side bars, 
 a lever coupled to and extending from a terminus of said shaft, 
 an offset centrally positioned in said shaft, and 
 a pair of connectors, each said connector being coupled to said center section and pivotally coupled to a respective said ski wherein said lever is positioned for selectively urging a center section of said shaft distally from said underside of said wagon as said shaft is rotated by said lever such that said skis are extended from said underside of said wagon for contacting the surface concurrent with raising said wheels of said wagon from the surface; 
 
 a handle pivotally coupled to said front of said wagon, said handle comprising a plurality of nested sections such that said handle is selectively extensible wherein said handle is configured for grasping in a hand of a user for pulling said wagon selectively upon said wheels and said skis; 
 a grip coupled to said lever distal from said shaft wherein said grip is configured for deterring slippage of the hand of the user grasping said lever; 
 a crossbar coupled to and extending bidirectionally from said handle distal from said wagon wherein said crossbar is configured for grasping in the hand of the user for pulling said wagon.